Taiwan Security Issues

Taiwan Security Issues Founded by Dr. Dalton Lin in 2022, Taiwan Security Issues (TSI) is an academic and non-governmental. Every TSI week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday.

In addition to providing trusted information and diverse perspectives, TSI also uses a hashtag system to serve as a database of Taiwan's and regional security issues. Each TSI post has a weekly report #, a category #, and various topic #. Readers can type hashtags of interest in Facebook's search function (the magnifier icon) and find TSI posts on the related topics. So, for example, if readers wa

nt to know issues occurring around February 5, 2022, type (the week starts on Sunday, January 30, 2022) in the search function and can retrieve all TSI posts in the week. The following is the list of TSI’s topic hashtags. Readers can type these hashtags in the search function and retrieve TSI posts related to the topics.

(Taiwan’s foreign policy and external relations)
(Taiwan’s domestic politics)
(China’s foreign policy and external relations)
(China’s domestic politics)

(U.S.-Taiwan relations)
(U.S.-China relations, competition, rivalry)
(Washington’s foreign policy, such as alliances, and sometimes domestic developments that have foreign policy implications)
(Tokyo’s foreign policy, and sometimes domestic developments that have foreign policy implications)
(Anything related to the balance of military power in the China-Taiwan-US triangle)
(Issues relevant to East Asia security but not covered by the above topics, such as the South China Sea, the Korean Peninsula, and Southeast Asia.)

Trump’s comments about discussing Taiwan arms sales with Xi Jinping raise concerns about whether Taiwan’s security suppo...
05/13/2026

Trump’s comments about discussing Taiwan arms sales with Xi Jinping raise concerns about whether Taiwan’s security support could be treated as a bargaining issue in U.S.-China diplomacy. The core issue is how Washington balances high-level talks with Beijing against longstanding commitments to Taiwan’s defense.



Negotiations with Beijing on weapons exports to Taipei would break long US precedent

The U.S. State Department’s reaffirmation of commitments to Taiwan shows how quickly Washington must clarify Taiwan poli...
05/13/2026

The U.S. State Department’s reaffirmation of commitments to Taiwan shows how quickly Washington must clarify Taiwan policy when presidential remarks create uncertainty. The episode underscores the sensitivity of arms sales, the Six Assurances, and U.S.-China summit diplomacy.



The United States Department of State on Tuesday reiterated Washington's commitments to Taiwan after President Donald Trump seemed prepared to undermine one of those commitments in remarks on his pending meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平).

Taiwan would need at least 12 submarines to reach modern fleet capabilities, CSBC Corp, Taiwan chairman Chen Cheng-hung ...
05/13/2026

Taiwan would need at least 12 submarines to reach modern fleet capabilities, CSBC Corp, Taiwan chairman Chen Cheng-hung (陳政宏) said in an interview broadcast on Friday, citing a US assessment. CSBC is testing the nation’s first indigenous defense submarine, the Hai Kun (海鯤, Narwhal), which is scheduled to be delivered to the navy next month or in July. aiwan would require at least 12 submarines to establish a modern submarine force after assessing the nation’s operational environment and defense needs, he said, citing a US assessment.

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Anticipation is high this week as President Donald Trump prepares to travel to Beijing to meet with China’s leader, Xi J...
05/13/2026

Anticipation is high this week as President Donald Trump prepares to travel to Beijing to meet with China’s leader, Xi Jinping (習近平), for the first time in his second term. Expectations for the outcomes of the summit, however, are low. That’s what Domino Theory found after asking leading U.S.-China experts on what they expect to see in Beijing later this week. The U.S. and China have been enjoying a period of relative calm since agreeing to a trade truce during Trump and Xi’s meeting in South Korea last October. Yet the summit still comes at a fraught time for both countries, with the United States’ weapons stocks depleted from a war in Iran that has roiled global energy markets, while rapid advances in AI thrust new uncertainty into the world of cybersecurity.

Anticipation is high this week as President Donald Trump prepares to travel to Beijing to meet with China’s leader, Xi Jinping (習近平), for the first time in his second term. Expectations for the outcomes of the summit, however, are low. That’s what Domino Theory found after asking leading U...

China on Tuesday ramped up its rhetoric against Paraguay President Santiago Pena's trip last week to Taiwan, saying he a...
05/12/2026

China on Tuesday ramped up its rhetoric against Paraguay President Santiago Pena's trip last week to Taiwan, saying he and his ​colleagues were "pawns to separatist forces" and had "ulterior motives" for sticking ‌with Taipei.

China on Tuesday ramped up its rhetoric against Paraguay President Santiago Pena's trip last week to Taiwan, saying he and his ​colleagues were "pawns to separatist forces" and had "ulterior motives" for sticking ‌with Taipei.

China’s 2026 Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress codifies the nation’s ongoing shift away from institutionalising...
05/12/2026

China’s 2026 Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress codifies the nation’s ongoing shift away from institutionalising ethnic difference and towards assimilation. Principally, the Law aims to subordinate the country's 56 official nationalities to a single overarching ‘Chinese nationality’ (zhonghua minzu) defined by the Party. Read more about it here:

China’s Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress marks Beijing’s furthest step towards a more assimilationist model of national ethnic integration.

What lessons is China learning from the current U.S.–Iran conflict and how could those lessons shape a future Taiwan sce...
05/11/2026

What lessons is China learning from the current U.S.–Iran conflict and how could those lessons shape a future Taiwan scenario? Lieutenant General (Retired) Hooper breaks down the key takeaways military strategists in Beijing are likely studying right now, from drone warfare and “interceptor math” to logistics, economic choke points, and the importance of striking first.

16 likes, 11 comments. "China Is Watching This War Closely… Here’s Why It Matters for Taiwan"

Now, the Trump team seems to be taking strategic ambiguity to a new level. It remains highly unclear whether the U.S. pr...
05/11/2026

Now, the Trump team seems to be taking strategic ambiguity to a new level. It remains highly unclear whether the U.S. president will tilt toward China or align with traditional allies and partners to confront Chinese coercion and aggression in the Indo-Pacific. The summit is thus the first real test of Trump’s true alignment in an increasingly contested and divided Asia.

How the summit could change the course of U.S.-China competition.

Global South perspectives are increasingly important to Taiwan’s international position. This CSIS brief highlights how ...
05/11/2026

Global South perspectives are increasingly important to Taiwan’s international position. This CSIS brief highlights how Beijing seeks support for its One China framing across developing regions, while Taiwan’s best opportunities may come through economic cooperation, technology partnerships, and locally tailored diplomacy.



The CSIS Freeman Chair convened an international task force on Taiwan and the Global South. Members evaluated the state of Taiwan’s relationships in the Global South, opportunities to expand engagement, and Global South perspectives on cross-Strait issues.

Taiwan’s confidence in U.S. ties ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting shows how Taipei is trying to manage uncertainty without ...
05/11/2026

Taiwan’s confidence in U.S. ties ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting shows how Taipei is trying to manage uncertainty without appearing alarmed. The concern is not only whether Taiwan is discussed, but whether any statement from the summit could shift expectations around U.S. Taiwan policy.



Taiwan is confident in the stable development ​of its ties with the U.S. but hopes there are no "surprises" on Taiwan-related issues when U.S. President ‌Donald Trump visits China this week, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Monday.

Taiwan's government remains confident in stable relations with the United States but is closely watching how the Taiwan ...
05/11/2026

Taiwan's government remains confident in stable relations with the United States but is closely watching how the Taiwan issue will be addressed at a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) later this week, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said Monday.
Trump is scheduled to visit Beijing from Wednesday to Friday for a summit with Xi. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last week that although Taiwan would likely be on the agenda, both Washington and Taipei view maintaining stability in the Taiwan Strait as being in their interests.

Taiwan's government remains confident in stable relations with the United States but is closely watching how the Taiwan issue will be addressed at a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) later this week, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said M...

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